Receptacle-cleaner



C. F. CAPELL. R'ECEPTACLE CLEANER.

APPucATloN FILED JULY 16. 1920.

PatentedNov. 30, 1920.

Wi, .V IIIVIII lll/lill] UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL F. CAPELL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-TENTH T0KATHERINE MONEFF BROWN AND TWO-FIFTHS TO HERBERT CUTLER BROWN, BOTH OFLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 30, 1920.

riginal application filed May 29, 1919, Serial No. 300,729. Divided andthis application led July 16, 1920. Serial No. 396,879.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, CARL F. CAPELL, a citizenof the United States, residing in Los Angeles, in the county of LosAngeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvementsin ReceptacleClean ers, of which the following is a Specification, thesame being a division oft my application No. 300,729, filed May 29th,1919, for process of canning and in canning-machines.

My invention relates to means to clean the interiors of suolireceptacles as cans, jars and bottles in which fruit or other materialis placed for canning or storing and the ob ject thereof is to provide asimple, efficient and inexpensive device by means of which the interiorof a receptacle can be quickly cleaned, and sterilized if desired, andthe dirt or other matter in the receptacle conducted away from thecleansing station.

The drawing forming a part of this application is a central verticalsection of so much of my device as is necessary to illustrate myinvention, showing the saine applied to a can shown in centnal verticalsection.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the supply pipe through which thecleansing medium, which is preferably steam or hot compressed isconveyed from a sr'bsplyhht shown. 0n the end of pipe 1 is a nozzle, 2,which has a downwardly opening, port 3, and an upwardly opening, port 4.In the nozzle is a vibrator, 5, which is a piece of wire coiled with theends projecting through the ports which is usedto kee the ports fromclogging when in use. t could be 7, away from the cleansing position.Ipjg; 40

fer tQlSQflm as a cleansing medium but prmmfemblllled, tcoultlljellseflf.. As shown by the arrows themstkeiii".

Tsing from port 3 passes down into the can which rests upon bench, 8,directly below the nozzle and removes any grease or other impurity thatmay be in the can. A portion of the steam passes out of the nozzlethrough port 4, and is directed up through pipe 6, thereby acting on theinjector prin ciple to carry the steam coming up out of the can outthrough pipe 6, which leads it away to a place of discharge.

Having described my invention I claim,-

1. A receptacle cleaner comprising a pipe adapted to carry a fluidcleansing agent; a nozzle on the end of said pipe, said nozzle havingtwo ports, one projecting upwardly and one downwardly; and a pipe havinga larinlg mouth surroundingsaid nozzle.

adapted to carry a Huid cleansing agent; a nozzle on the end of saidpipe, said nozzle having an upwardly and a downwardly opening port; avibrator in said nozzle; and a pipe having a flaring month surroundingsaid nozzle.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 6th day of July, 1920.

CARL F. CAPELL receptacle cleaner comprising a pipe,

